A very simple spinner-type combat robot I built to compete in the NITRO combat robotics league of early 2004

About this creation

This is a very simple spinner-type combat robot I built to compete in the NITRO combat robotics league of early 2004, when LEGO was still allowed in that division. Now, SADE has been retired to spare parts, but in its time of glory, it came first in the whole division.

It is very fast, because it has no gearing. The wheels are directly connected to the motors. The robot was controlled wirelessly using the IR remote, and was particularly effective against heavier robots, since the spinner design tended to throw other robots off track. It also, amazingly, had enough torque to push the other robots out.